{
  "id": 16569238,
  "title": "ELECTIONS 2026 | Giyani villagers forced to buy water as boreholes fail ahead of elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/elections-2026-giyani-villagers-forced-to-buy-water-as-boreholes-fail",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-26T06:22:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health-e News",
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    "url": "https://health-e.org.za/2026/10/26/elections-2026-giyani-villagers-forced-to-buy-water-as-boreholes-fail-ahead-of-elections/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Health-e News ELECTIONS 2026 | Giyani villagers forced to buy water as boreholes fail ahead of elections Residents of Makhuvha village near Giyani in Limpopo say they have been struggling to access clean water since a communal borehole stopped working in March last year, forcing families to buy water or collect it from unsafe sources. Christine Mashel says her family has had to pay for safe…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica Health",
        "title": "South Africa: Elections 2026 - Giyani Villagers Forced to Buy Water As Boreholes Fail Ahead of Elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/south-africa-elections-2026-giyani-villagers-forced-to-buy-water-as",
        "published": "2026-10-26T06:58:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}